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Unlocking Academic Vocabulary

A guide to understanding and using academic vocabulary effectively in your studies. Learn key terms and concepts to enhance your academic writing and communication skills.

Unlocking Academic Vocabulary

Learn new words to enhance your academic vocabulary. Explore words like seized, hesitate, watchful, scrawled, ditty, refrain, and restless. Expand your language skills and improve your reading comprehension.

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What is the purpose of learning new words to enhance academic vocabulary?

• To improve reading comprehension

• To develop language skills

• To unlock academic vocabulary

• To expand vocabulary

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What is the focus of Ryan's poem 'Feet'?

• The structure of an acrostic poem

• Ryan's feelings about writing poetry

• Understanding Ryan's perspective

• The outcome of Ryan's after-school activity

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Match the following

• seized

• hesitate

• watchful

• scrawled

suddenly overwhelmed by a feeling

waiting to do something or to act

to pay close attention to something

to write quickly and sloppily

• suddenly overwhelmed by a feeling

• waiting to do something or to act

• to pay close attention to something

• to write quickly and sloppily

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Match the following

• ditty

• refrain

• restless

a short and cheery song or poem

verse/phrase repeated in a song/poem

to have difficulty relaxing

• a short and cheery song or poem

• verse/phrase repeated in a song/poem

• to have difficulty relaxing

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a poem without a regular pattern or rhyme

• sonnet

• lyric

• free verse

• epic

Poetic Forms Challenges

Did you know? Understanding different poetic forms can be challenging. From sonnets to haikus, each form has its own rules and structure. It takes skill to organize and comprehend complex poems. Unlock the secrets of poetic forms and enhance your appreciation for the art of poetry!

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a poem that uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line

• acrostic

• limerick

• concrete

• haiku

Places where Ryan writes poems

• At the park: Ryan finds inspiration in nature's beauty.
• In his room: A quiet space where his thoughts flow freely.
• On the bus: Observing people and their stories.
• In the library: Surrounded by books and imagination.

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a poem that tells a story

• list poem

• haiku

• concrete

• narrative

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a long narrative poem meant for singing

• epic

• ballad

• free verse

• sonnet

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a lyric poem of 14 lines

• sonnet

• limerick

• narrative

• acrostic

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a long narrative poem that recounts the story of a hero

• epic

• list poem

• ballad

• limerick

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a poem consisting of a list of things, people, places, etc.

• epic

• list poem

• narrative

• concrete

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a humorous poem that has 5 lines; lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme, as do lines 3 and 4

• free verse

• ballad

• limerick

• acrostic

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a poem that has a shape that matches the topic

• ballad

• acrostic

• haiku

• concrete

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a 3 line poem with 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables

• sonnet

• ballad

• limerick

• haiku

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poetry that expresses the feelings or thoughts of the speaker

• lyric

• limerick

• acrostic

• epic